A British biologist who spent the past 30 years studying cat behavior is claiming
that domesticated cats aren’t all that domesticated, and believe that
their owners are “larger, non-hostile cats” instead of another species.

According to Dr. John Bradshaw, cats live in a state of arrested development. In his newly released book Cat Sense,
Bradshaw argues that unlike dogs, whose physiques and behaviors were
modified by deliberate breeding programs, cats were never bred for a
purpose outside of the purview for which they were already valued:
catching rodents and being adorable.

The current domestic cat population remains in a semi-feral state,
Bradshaw argues, because 85 percent of cat-matings are “arranged by cats
themselves.” The result of remaining in this semi-feral state is that
they behave toward humans as they would to other cats — but not just any
other cat, Bradshaw claims, but their mother.

According to Bradshaw, the strongest natural bond in the
repertoire of cat behavior is between a mother and her kittens. Purring
is a signal to a mother that she should feed them, and the “kneading”
actions that domesticated cats perform on their owners replicates how
kittens stimulate the flow of breast milk.

In addition to “making bread,” other signs of arrested development in
cats include the manner in which they approach their owners. The desire
to rub against their owners’ legs, their presentation of their heads to
be scratched, and the upright tail with which they approach their
owners are “the clearest way cats show their affection for us,” Bradshaw
claims. All of these behaviors indicate that cats consider their owners
as they would their mothers, as a “larger, non-hostile cat.”

Bradshaw also conjectures that cats bring their kills indoors not
because they are attempting to share them, but because they realize,
upon returning, that they prefer the taste of canned cat food

That study is hog wash. Not all cats are like that and not all dogs are very caring and have an emotional connection to their owners.

My sister-in-law has a cat and every single time she leaves that cat cries for her at the front door. I had tried giving her cat kitty treats and feeding her but she turns her tail at me after she takes her food.

She also knows my sister-in-law's scent or footsteps too. Before the sister-in-law gets off the elevator, the cat is at the door looking for her and purring for her.

I have a friend that has a pit bull and the dog runs away almost every week.

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